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The answer BASKETBALL has 34 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of basketball in various dictionaries:
noun - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players
noun - an inflated ball used in playing basketball
A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw the ball through an elevated basket on the opponent’s side of the rectangular court.
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| May 13 2006 Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate |
| Jan 5 2006 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| May 16 2003 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| Jun 26 2002 The Telegraph - Quick |
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| "Crossover" with Anthony Mackie |
| "A Season on the Brink" by John Feinstein |
| Lute Olson,Lenny Wilkens |
| "Semi-Pro"withWill Ferrell |
| Kenny Davis of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team in this sport forbade his heirs from ever accepting a silver medal |
| James Worthy,James Kennedy,James Naismith |
| On October 30, 1954 this sport introduced the use of the 24-second clock |
| 6-foot 11-inch Kresimir Cosic of Croatia is in this U.S. sport's Hall of Fame |
| A work by Jim Carroll:"The ____ Diaries" |
| The Vancouver Grizzlies & the Toronto Raptors are the newest franchises in this professional sport |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court. |
| A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed at each end of the court. |
| A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands. |
| The inflated, spherical ball used in this game. |
| a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop |
| an inflated ball used in playing basketball |
| (a ball used in) a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring |
| a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing the ball through a net that hangs from a metal ring, or the ball used in this game |
| Basketball description |
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Basketball is a team sport in which ten players, five on a side, opposing one another on a rectangular court, have in play the primary objective to shoot a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. * Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, pl |